Gate-hinge.



A. V. ROWE.

GATE HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1914.

1132188898: 1221 911 or g; g WM z@ Patented July 25, 1916.

ALVIN V. ROWE, 0F GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

GATE-HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1916.

Original application filed August 15, 1912, Serial No. 715,292. Divided and this application filed June 1,

. 1914. Serial No. 842,002.

provision of a two-part hinge member having extensions adapted to provide bracing and securing means for the hinge portion of the gate.

My invention has further reference to improvements in various details of structure, arrangement and design of a hinge having particular application to that type of a gate which may be termed non-sagging.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, my invention consists'in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and then sought to be defined in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying draw-' ings forming a part hereof and which show, merely for the purpose of illustrative disclosure, one embodiment of my invention, it being understood however, that various changes may be made in practice within the scope of the appended claims without di-- gressing from my inventive idea which is defined herein.

Inthe drawings :Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a part of a gate equipped at the top with one form of my invention of hinges and at the bottom with another form of my invention in hinges; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the upper corner portion of the gate showing the hinge, this view being enlarged; Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 1 is a section taken on the line of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan view of part of the .lower hinge construction, and Fig. 6 is a side elevation thereof.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the longitudinal members or slats being spaced apart and secured in proper relative position by the crosspieces 2, which as shown preferably take the form of angle irons. These angle iron crosspieces are arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the boards and are connected by means of bolts 3. l

The primary truss member is formed by the diagonally disposed brace members 4: and 5 which are arranged in duplicate on opposite sides of the gate and secured together, constituting what might be called a double truss. These members are connected together in the center of the middle pair as at 6, this having the advantage of making the gate self squaring, that is in assembling, permitting the members to be placed in proper position without the necessity of squaring them up. As shown these brace members 1 and 5 are attached to the eXtremital portions of the end cross-piece 2, as at 7 The hinge members for the top and bottom of the gate, indicated generally as 8 and 9, are provided with the extensions 10 and 11, to which the braces 4 and 5 are connected, as at 12 and 18. The end cross-piece 2 has the upwardly extending flange of the angle iron cut away as at 1a to provide the recesses 15 in which the hinge members 8 and 9 are seated, the latter being secured to said end cross-piece 2 by means of the bolts 16 and 17 Attention is now called to the particular form of hinge disclosed in this application. I find it advantageous to provide a divided hinge for the purpose of permitting its use with lumber of different sizes. It may be stated here that these articles may be sold not only as part of a complete gate struc ture, but also separately, the customer furnishing the lumber and assembling the gate. This is one of the reasons for the necessity of furnishing adjustable hinge members. I show two forms of hinge members which are divided and consequently adjustable for different size lumber and will proceed to describe the first form.

This hinge member 8 is the top hinge member illustrated in Fig. 1 and which is shown in detail in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. It is made in two parts 18 and 19, which parts are provided with the similar oppositely disposed extending portions 10 as shown. These extending portions are provided w1th the shoulder or abutment 20 which is adapted to rest against the end of the angle iron cross-piece 2 as shown. Each of these memhers is further provided with the semi-circular or curved hearing or receiving portions 21 and 22 which cooperate to provide a pintle receiving opening 23. These memwith the shoulders "orabutments 27 and '28 accidentally or by means of animals. 'Th1s docking means comprlses the downwardly to engage the end of the longitudinalboard or slat as shown. These shouldersor-abutments are provided with interlocking mem -bers,-the member 18 having-thepro-jections or extensions 29 near the top and bottom thereof and the-member 19 having the'extensions30 adapted to fit in betweenthe extensions 29 of said member 18. v This form of hinge maybe-used as either atop or bottom-hinge onboth. Ihave illus'trated'itin use as atop hinge andhave provided means for preventing the gate trom being raised extending members or lugs 31 which are provided'with the extensions-or shelves-82 which cooperate-toproduce ase'at tor-the locking flange which-is formed on'the'lag screw 84 at the base'ofthe'pintle-35. This locking flange extends only from one end of the lag screw and not on-th'e side 'thereof so that when the-gate is shut it will be securely locked down,- but when I the gate is open-and.

in a position approXima-tely'atright angles 'to its closedipositionyit may be raised from off said r pintle.

Theother form of hinge, illustrated as the lower hinge in Fig. 1 and also in detail in Figs. '5 =and 6, has the advantage of being and 'furtherhaseach member the same as the'otherso'thatone pattern-Will serve to make the twop'arts' ofthe hinge. As stated z'ibutments'36' to bearagainst the end of the angle iron cross-piece 1 and wvitlrtlae semicircular or curved portions 87 which cooperate with each other to: produce the; pintle receivingzportions '38. Eachhinge member 1 has the shoulder or flange 89 to bear against tl1e 'en'd of the longitudinahboardpr slat,

each shoulder or flange being provi ded with the eXtensionsand recesses si-milarito"29 and 80, adapted to" interlock and hold the n1embers of-thehinge together. The twogportions are hingedtogetherbyproviding at the end "of ':each member an outstanding flange 42 with -'an' opening '43 adjacent said i flange. The other :portion of each -hinge member is providedv "with the extension 44:

which has its extremity turned atapproximately rightangles to providerthe locking 3 member-45, this extension passing through the opening 13 and being-positioned on the outside of'said flange 42. -*This produces a hinged relation between the "two 1 members forming the hinge member and also provides a' locking means preventing their dissembling.

It is therefore seen that I have provided a hinge member, in two forms, each hinge member being divided into two parts connected together in hinged relation and with "interlocking means whereby they may be conveniently and positively .positioned and held in position.

Attention is called to'the fact that on the extensions of thetwoiparts Band 19 of'the upper hinge member 8,'a're provid'eda plurality: of apertures w-herebythe l1inge=members maybedsadily secured-in proper rela- "'tion to-the bracing means on gates Of'diff ferentsi'zes;1t-be1ng=obvious that in; gates of adapted to extend-along the sides of 'the gate,-ea'ch-part ormember having apintle receiving; portion corresponding-with a sim- 'ilar portion on the: other part or member and a divided hinge and therefore adjustable,

ad'apted to "form a pintle receiving opening vided with 'means whereby they may be Y pi-votally connected together I at their I outer 'before these hin'ge members 9-have the-"ex- "tensions llyprovided"withthe shoulders or :ends, 5 said extensions of said parts or members of the'hingebeing provided with a'plurality of apertures adapted to receive the 'securingmeansso that vthe hinge member may :beused with different sizedgates.

-2-A gate hinge 'inclu'ding-a two-part secured to the sides of the gate," each 11321131] I having-a semi-circular'"recess,- which recesses rcomplementea'ch other to PFOVICIGthG' pmtle receiving openings; said; parts beinghinged -ttogether 'at their' ends on the side of" said pintle receiving opening away from the end of the gate, each .part' also having shoulders adapted to engage-theend of the: gate, said shoulders *bei'ng :provided'v with interfitting v portions.

3. A-gatehinge including a two-part -'member havinge'x'tensions adapted to be' sec-ured to" the sides of the gate; each: part hav.

-- ing a semi-circular recess, which recesses complement each other to promde-thezpintle receiving openings, said parts beingi'hin'ged together at their ends in the .side-ofasaid member having -extensi ons adapted tobe pintle receiving opening away from theend tions adapted to fit between said first menof the gate, eachpart also1 having shoulders tioned projections on the other part. adapted to en age the on of the gate said shoulders beiii g provided with interfitting ALVIN portions, said interfitting portions inc1uding projectionsnear' the top and bottom of one of said parts and intermediate projec- Witnesses:

LLOYD W. SPARKS, ULMONT BLYTI-IE.

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